We usually renew our daughter’s residential card in August, the same day as mine, but, to our surprise, when we checked her residential card, we discovered that it had expired last week on her 16th birthday.
This is just my assumption based on the research I have done, but it seems that individuals over the age of 16 are responsible for renewing their residential cards, hence her residential card expires on the day of her birthday.
I’m worried about the penalty that we might face. If anyone knows what consequences to anticipate, I would appreciate it if you could share your experience.
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You might have to write an apology letter.
Just go ASAP and explain your mistake. I don’t think you will be punished. Just be very sorry when you go in and show a willingness to do whatever you have to do to make it right.
They will say “oops” ? And you will say “sorry” and then they will renew it for you. Yeah, she probably has to go in person.
Like others are saying, explain the mistake and take full responsibility. Then do a 180 degree bow!
Just go to immigration ASAP, apologize profusely and you should be let off with a warning assuming it is your first offense.
I accidentally did that once. I explained my mistake to the immigration office and they had me fill out two applications, one for extensions, and the other the new one. I then had to pay double, and wait through the queue twice.
But it was all done in one day and wasn’t sent to The 7th Floor (the deportation floor… scary!)
Yea, when kids turn 16 they need to get a new resident card because it will now have their photo on it.
Technically, she’s over stayed her visa since the date it expired. Absolute worse case would be deportation… but that is very unlikely immigration would do that.
So I’d say worse case, a fine. Likely case though, a warning
It’s only been one week. Doesn’t she get 14 days to update, like most other residence-related procedures? (I’m assuming she’s your dependent and on a dependent visa that has been valid the entire time.)
Ward Office, ask for forms, bring all ID docs…?(Am I right or do they need an immigration lawyer)
She’s a child. Just take her down to immigration and explain what happened. They’ll tell you what you need to do.
If within 2 months expired, it can be handled at the local immigration office. If more than that, you have to go to the regional main office and it’s a much bigger deal. At a week or two, you’ll be fine.
What is her status of residence? PR? Dependent?
If she has PR then it’s purely an administrative issue as her card expiring does not mean her PR has expired. Go and apologize and get a new card. Shouldn’t be a big deal.
If she’s a dependent then it may mean her visa has expired and she is currently overstaying. This may be a bigger problem.
What is a residential card?